Statement of Faith:
- We believe the Bible to be the inspired, only infallible, inerrant Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16, 2
Peter 1:21) - We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30)
- We believe in the deity of Christ (John 10:33), His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:35 ), His miracles (John 2:11), His vicarious and atoning death (1 Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 2:9), His resurrection (John 11:25, 1 Corinthians 15:4), His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:9), and His personal return in power and glory. (Acts 1:11, Revelation 19:11)
- We believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of human nature, and that men are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ, and that only by God’s grace and through faith alone are we saved. (John 3:16-19, 5:24, Romans 3:23, 5:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5)
- We believe in a regenerated church membership: that is, persons old enough to understand their need for Jesus Christ, of their own free will, accepted Him as their personal Lord and Savior.
- We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost: they are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 25 : 28-29)
- We believe baptism is by immersion and the Lord’s Supper is a memorial to His suffering and death on the cross. These are ordinances to be observed by the church in its present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as a means for man’s salvation. (Mark 1:9-10, 1 Corinthians 11:24-25)
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. (Romans 8:13-14, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20, Ephesians 4:30, 5:18)
- We believe in the autonomy of the local church. The church shall manage its own affairs, and shall not be subject to any other religious body or organization.
- We believe that marriage is an institution ordained by God from the foundation of the world. Our statement of faith contained herein expresses our fundamental biblical conviction that marriage is, by the definition found in Genesis 2:18-24, the lifelong spiritual and physical union of one biological man and one biological woman.
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